A.

Rights to copyrights or patents of books, materials, devices, etc., developed by instructional staff members on their own time will be relinquished by the Board upon request of the staff member provided that:

1.

all books, materials, devices, etc., were prepared without the use of Board data, facilities, and/or equipment;

2.

the Board is granted the privilege of purchasing the materials or products free of any copyright or royalty charges;

3.

the staff member does not become involved in any way in the selling of the product to the Board.

Instructional staff members who desire to publish or produce material to be developed on their own time should make such action known to the Superintendent prior to the time such work is started in order that proper procedures can be established to assure that Board interests and the interests of the staff member are protected. If the materials were developed prior to employment by the Board, the employee should make such intention known to the Superintendent within thirty (30) days of beginning employment.

The final decision regarding whether materials were produced independent of any work assignment, and/or without using school equipment, facilities, data, or equipment rests with the Superintendent.